Without Roman Anthony and Wilyer Abreu, the Red Sox offense has spent the past few days desperately searching for answers.
So far nothing has worked.
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The Red Sox bats fell quiet once again in Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, marking the club’s third straight loss at a time in the season where the club can’t afford any slip-ups.
It also marked Boston’s second time in three games where the offense managed just one run, and it was nearly three straight if not for Friday’s four-run rally in the eighth.
While the offense was the primary issue, Boston’s pitching and defense weren’t dialed in either. Lucas Giolito once again struggled with his command, and while his final line of four runs (two earned) over five-plus innings wasn’t horrible, he allowed seven